Phaseout of Dry-Cleaning Agent Ordered

The ColumbianJuly 18, 2006

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dry cleaners operating in residential buildings will have to begin phasing out their use of a suspected cancer-causing chemical.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it was tightening rules for the nation's 28,000 dry-cleaning businesses that use perchloroethylene, or perc. The solvent has a sharp, sweet odor that most people can easily smell -- and affects the central nervous system.

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Phaseout of Dry-Cleaning Agent Ordered

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